it takes out of the the hands the legitimate incoming congress issue of how to deal with obamacare and illegitimate voted out congress who would oppose $1 billion, and that means that the republicans would no long ver the way of -- no longer have the way of stopping obamacare removing the funding. because if it passes now, then next year the republicans will be required to take it out. have the house support that. and senate and override a veto, that's why there is strong opposition apart from earmarks. on issue of the shutdown, nots blithe as steve is on this. of course, i wouldn't mind if it shut down for a week or two or save the money. it's revisiting of what happened with gingrich and chin clin. clinton was way down and a lost mid-term election and it revived him. people are not going to go through the reasoning of the difference between omnibus and continuing resolution in explaining what happened. the blame will fall on republicans. they'll look at the television and see the bill read over 50 hours over republican request. they will see the government shut down. they will say it